Since 1972, when the Old course made its debut, Siam Country
Club has gradually expanded into the impressive 63-hole golf complex that
recently came into operation with the unveiling of the 18-hole Waterside layout
in 2014.

Six years earlier, Lee Schmidt had laid out the 27-hole
Plantation course in three returning 9-hole loops on the site of an old tapioca
and pineapple plantation so, with that former usage in mind, it seems rather
appropriate that the nines were named Tapioca, Pineapple and Sugar Cane.

The Honda LPGA Thailand event was held on the Plantation
course the year after it opened in 2009 (the women’s tournament has since
reverted to the Old course) and it hosted the Thailand Open in 2015, with both
competitions taking place on the Pineapple (1-9) and Tapioca (10-18) nines.

Interestingly, these two nines also feature Asia’s first
triple green. The 178-yard 7th on the Tapioca and the Pineapple’s long par four
4th and 9th holes share the same contiguous putting surface which measures more
than 20,000 square feet, divided by large swales into three separate
sections.

It’s a pity the Sugar Cane nine gets overlooked in the
professional tournaments as some would argue it’s the best of the three loops,
containing the signature hole on the course at the par five 5th – this 596-yard
monster, featuring 28 bunkers, plays uphill to a split fairway that leads
towards a tricky two-tier raised green.

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